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Being back in the Netherlands and seeing Groningen, it makes me realise one of the reasons why I miss this place so much: the wealth of public spaces. The gorgeous forum with its library, care and cultivation of design/culture, the town squares, the cycling/rail infrastructure… Comparatively, with our roads jammed full of cars, towns decimated by golf courses/private land, and our heads firmly up Silicon Valley’s butt, we’re living in the dark ages in Ireland (and in the anglosphere in general.)
I mean, fuck me if I can find a single trash can on a train in Ireland. Meanwhile, in the Netherlands…
(Yes, I got a Starbucks coffee… it’s what they had at the station. Don’t you judge me!) :)
Every time I am made aware of the differences between options for rail travel in Europe and in the US, I want to start sobbing. Even that tiny video clip looks so... _civilized_. (Amtrak cars do have trash slots, but only at the ends.)
BTW, I am not judging. But I would seek stimulation and sustenance by sucking on my own sweat before I'd give those jerks my money. But not judging. Just saying. Nope. Not judging at all.
@Professor_Stevens > I would seek stimulation and sustenance by sucking on my own sweat before I'd give those jerks my money.
Hahaha, that made me laugh out loud. (Thanks, they now all think I’m mad at the airport restaurant.) :P
Here and there, I get one in the bullseye. It's like a superpower I have, leaving individuals scattered throughout the world that casual bystanders assess as harmlessly insane.
Let's see, whom shall it be used on next...